Chapter 83 Transformation
Duji Province, Henan Prefecture, Xingyang County,
Chen Yuan, known as the prince of the street stall, was on the way to run away. Of course, he had to run away under the terrible reality of being forced to get married.
Because the court reopened wars in the north and south, various taxes were imposed, and the number of livelihoods in Luoduli became increasingly difficult, and even the local residents were starving to death.
Small local vendors like him are undoubtedly the first to be affected and impacted. There are fewer and fewer familiar faces coming out to rank stalls every day. They hear that XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
During this period, he had already visited the porridge shed under the city gate and drank thin porridge with a lot of sand many times. Unfortunately, the porridge water that was clear and clear seemed to be unable to make up for the physical energy consumed by the long queue, which made him feel that his belt was getting wider and thinner.
Since that day, those enthusiastic neighbors, Brother Pengju, have never seen him again. Then he has to endure more strict inspections and corrections. Those public officials who have been lucky enough to escape layoffs and stay behind, obviously act more scruples. Slitting up stalls and confiscating goods is their most common practice.
Chen Yuan could not escape this bad luck. Although the fake antiques he sold were not worth much money, they were still broken by those who had been found in front of him who was crying without tears. Although he pretended to be crazy and avoided the pain of flesh and blood, he accidentally heard the words of those men when he was asking for water for drinks in the teahouse.
Her unrestrained disaster was the result of his expectant father-in-law Chen, who gave money to these officials. Because the other party could no longer bear his lazy and bad-tempered only daughter, he continued to drag on it and became an old girl who was ridiculed by his neighbors. He couldn't wait to hug his grandson.
Therefore, Chen Yuan could only sneak home in the middle of the night to pack up the miscellaneous items and ran out at night. If he continued to stay in Luodu, the only result would be pressed under his body by the eight-foot mother like a bucket, and the prospect of living his life like a walking corpse made him feel a little chilled.
Pengju's brother was joining the army in Dengfeng. He went to join the army with the intent. If he really couldn't find it, he could only temporarily join the local Shaolin Temple and become a novice monk and have some food.
His stomach was gushing more and more frequently. He estimated that the last few big money he had on his body was the result of his death by killing all the things he could move at home. He walked to the cold wild shop on the side of the road, and looked at the steamed cakes shining on the Sarong.
Next to it, the scribbled charcoal strips were written on the plain cloth, "Big ten verses, small three verses..."
He bargained for a long time before he reluctantly took out a big money and exchanged it for three small steamed cakes. He swallowed one in a few bites. After walking for a long time, even though it was mixed with gluten-rich teeth, he still felt it was sweet and delicious. He also had thick dough and asked for the steamer water under the steamer and rinsed it.
The second one chewed it slowly and ate halfway, and he reluctantly ignored his stomach's moans and put them away again. Then he used the hem of his clothes to shake off the falling debris and collect them, licked them into his mouth to comfort him.
There is still some distance to Dengfeng City, and we have to consider the cost of the next few days. When he thought so, he used a group of black people to face him. Many of them were bald and barefoot, running away in his direction without a life.
"What's going on at this time..."
Chen Yuan couldn't help but open his mouth wide and turned around to avoid it, but because he had been walking for too long and had no good rest and food, his legs and feet were involuntarily sore and could not be lifted. In a blink of an eye, they were wrapped in.
He was pushed by the abortion in a dizzy head. He ran for a while and finally fell to the ground because he was exhausted and was trampled on by someone for more than a dozen times. He fainted.
When he spat blood and woke up again, the sunset was setting, and the road was covered with mess, with many shoes, headscarves, and piles of shit and urine. His tex shirt was full of footprints, so he didn't touch any key points. He just couldn't stand up for a while because his whole body was sore, so he had to lie on the ground and slowly recover his strength.
The wild shop on the roadside was gone, leaving only a pile of trashed and trashed, and there was no sign of the original appearance. After another time, he sat up halfway up and touched his arms, and found that the cake had been trampled on something like mud, while several big money had disappeared.
He couldn't help but feel sad and sad, and couldn't help crying loudly. Then he had to stop crying for a while because a group of people came again on the road, but the cold light of weapons flashed in his hands.
Chen Yuan no longer cared about anything else, jumped up and limped to escape to the roadside. Then when he crossed the ditch, he was tripped in again and rolled in a dusty face.
Then he was frightened to find that he was surrounded by several men holding swords and weapons.
"I discovered a spy..."
"It should be done like this..."
"I've chopped or cooked..."
He couldn't help but hold his head and tremble.
"Just a poor person... don't make things difficult for him."
Then a familiar voice said,
"We keep going. There's not much time left."
Only then did those men retreat in disappointment.
At this time, Chen Yuan didn't care about his fear anymore, so he got up cleverly and shouted with the greatest strength.
"Is it Brother Pengju?"
The other party also exclaimed and walked over. It was Pengju, who hadn't seen Chen Yuan for many days and was about to join him.
"I've found you..."
He couldn't help but burst into tears.
After a while, Chen Yuan drank a few sips of wine, ate two dried cakes, and applied medicinal oil on his body. It was no longer so painful, and then looked around.
There are hundreds of people here, most of them holding swords and spears, and a few holding long forks and rakes. Brother Pengju was surrounded by them. He looked like a prestigious leader with his helmet and armor. Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask carefully.
"Brother Pengju, have you become the general of the government army?"
"Official Army..."
Zuo Jin suddenly burst into laughter,
"This guy actually said..."
He was a little confused and full of sarcastic smile, but he didn't have much malice,
"We are all thieves now..."
Brother Pengju sighed,
"Even if it was an official army, it was a rebellious official army..."
Another bearded man's interface
"Are you the grandson of the street stall? I have heard of you, and after eating our food, I've become a thief..."
Then Pengju also briefly told Chen Yuan about what happened these days, which was nothing more than the deposed public servants and servants from Luodu and even Jinnei, who went to Songyang to join the army.
As a result, I found that I was cheated. The so-called new battalion of the Cao Army was not a combat troop, but was prepared to provide various labor laborers. As soon as I entered, I was strictly taken care of and was not allowed to leave or leave.
It would be fine. After digging the sand for two months, they not only did not even see the promised security money, but also did not even pay for military pay, but they ate moldy rice and rotten vegetables, and did things like cattle and horses. So they inevitably became in love. Then the government severely punished several leaders who were leading the trouble, but even greater conflicts and resentment had been buried.
Then new news came, and they were about to be sent to Bianzhou to build river embankments. The Bian River is known for its accumulation of sand and high on the ground in the Yellow River. The risk of building embankments is very high. If you are not careful, you will be killed or injured. Therefore, most of them are desperate refugees or criminals to make up their affairs.
This time, the nest was completely blown up. It would be fine if it was not seen by people, but we still had to fill the river. So the new soldiers at the eleven battalions immediately started to mutiny, killing the officers and the guards, snatching weapons, burning, killing and plundering in Dengfeng County.
Brother Pengju is the bigger one around him, but she seems to have other ideas.
"By the way... Luodu is okay?"
Pengju was a little difficult to speak and said in a low voice to Chen Yuan.
"I don't know if this change of face will affect my family..."
"Brother Pengju can tell..."
But Chen Yuan burst into tears again
"Lingtang has gone..."
“How did you get there…”
Pengju pinched Chen Yuan's shoulder viciously, grabbed him and screamed, and then let go apologetically
"Of course it's because of overwork, and I'm much hungry again..."
Chen Yuan rubbed his shoulder gently and said sadly
"It's like this. I'm not leaving money for my mother... one that can last for half a year."
"The prices in Luodu City soar, even ordinary people are not enough for them."
"What's more, several new donations have been added."
"Didn't the old envoy Zheng agree to my family and exempt him from being sent to the service and miscellaneous silk..."
"The old envoy Zheng has passed away from illness. The newly appointed county magistrate wants to recover the years of debt on the grounds that you are no longer a public official..."
Speaking of this, Chen Yuan paused.
"Lingtang had to take on work and repair the household... and then his eyes gradually couldn't see things."
"When the neighbors gather to find a doctor, they are no longer able to take the medicine, they just recite your name... Don't have too much concern in the army."
"It is my sin for the son to support him but his parents are not here to stay."
Hearing this, Pengju suddenly stood up and roared to the sky, tearing his clothes apart, and the four big words "Loyalty for the Country" on the back of the road, burst into tears in the direction of Luodu, kneeling down heavily, and touching dust, which was moved by everyone.
"Is this God's will?"
After venting, the man named Pengju muttered to himself with a sad face.
"Walk eastward, kill Rongyang, we snatch the ship and go to Liangshan..."
"Even if you die, you will make a wave of this cannibalistic world.
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Luodu City, the residence of the Prince of Dongjiacheng, was playing chess with his colleagues in the family courtyard. Gao Qian, the Minister of War, had just received news about the mutiny of Dengfeng from his retired family. He smiled slightly, waved his hand and fell down, clicked on the other party's big eyes, and then swept out a small piece from the chessboard.
"The princes were so anxious that they lost another move in the Cao camp."
Chapter completed!